I got some canned feeders for the giggles

[Akari_32]

I needed about 5 more bucks for my free shipping at $49 coupon on PetMountain, and decided rather than buy more "stuff" I don't need, or fish food that would have to sit around for a while before I could use it, I'd try out the canned grasshoppers and caterpillars for the girls. Raven will eat anything, Amelia is pretty impartial and more or less just likes anything that doesn't attack her face and that she can get a good grip on, and Orchid hates Phoenix worms, is getting tired of meal worms, and doesn't want to put the effort into catching crickets (such a lazy, spoiled brat LOL). Plus they were like 1/2 the price on PM as they are locally, so might as well try them out, and give the geckos a little treat.

Anyone try them? Did your animals (leopard geckos, or otherwise) take to them, or completely snub them? I figure they can't hurt as a little something different every now and then. They're too expensive to be a staple anyways! (unless they are really packed in?)

 

[Akari_32]

Got my shipment yesterday, and tried these tonight. The grasshoppers... When they say jumbo, they mean it!! Wholy crap! These things are like locusts! Just not as pretty, and a LOT more creepy. I'm not even going to bother cutting them up, as they'd be too big around still anyways. The neighbors beardie'll like them, though.

As for the caterpillars, they must not taste too horrible, because Raven ate three of them. She didn't seem too sure what to do with them, but gingerly took them anyways. Amelia and Orchid are still working crickets through their systems, so they didn't want anything tonight.

 

[Phoenix1115]

I tried canned silkworms and some of mine really liked those. They just get hard really quickly when exposed to air, and mold quickly if you don't use then fast enough

 

[Akari_32]

These are erionota thrax, some kind of butterfly, according to google. I've not seen the silkworms. These are pretty big, but small enough for an adult Leo to handle. I had to pick the little ones out for Raven, and even those were a bit big. With two adults though, I think they'll go fast. You're supposed to keep them in the fridge after opening them. I can't find any information on how long you can keep them, though.